In October it was Germany’s chancellor, clearly referring to Muslim immigrants, proclaiming “multiculturalism has failed.”
Now, according to a Daily Mail story below, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged “to make Britain ‘a lot less’ tolerant towards Islamic extremists who whip up hatred against the West.”
In other words, it’s the ideology.
Europe is finally getting it. The struggle is not just against terrorism, but against the supremacist political ideology, often called “Islamism,” that is driving increased radicalization and demands for sharia law among Muslims.
It’s not necessary for America to make the same mistakes that Europe has made, but it’s going to take citizen action to pressure unwilling government officials to ensure we don’t find ourselves in fifteen years where Britain is today.
‘We need to be a lot less tolerant towards Islamic extremists’: Cameron calls for immigrants to respect British core values
By Jason Groves
5th February 2011
David Cameron today pledged to make Britain ‘a lot less’ tolerant towards Islamic extremists who whip up hatred against the West.
In a major speech on terrorism, the Prime Minister argued that Britain has been too ‘passive’ towards organisations and preachers who poison the minds of young Muslims.
Mr Cameron said Britain needs to be less tolerant and more judgemental when faced with ideologies that threaten the country’s basic values.
David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the International Conference on Security Policy in Munich today. ‘Frankly, we need a lot less of the passive tolerance of recent years and much more active, muscular liberalism,’ the Prime Minister said
Signalling a major departure from Labour’s softly-softly approach, he suggested that to ‘belong’ in Britain, individuals must sign up to core values such as freedom of speech, the rule of law and democracy.
In a barely-concealed attack on the opposition, he will say: ‘It’s time to turn the page on the failed policies of the past.’ Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353902/David-Cameron-Stop-tolerating-Islamic-extremists-respect-British-core-values.html
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